Juraj Lenkovic - Castle Chapel of St George - Ljubljanski Grad - Ljubljana
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Coat of Arms of Juraj Lenkovic, on the ceiling of the Castle Chapel of St George, Ljubljanski Grad, Ljubljana.
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Location: Slovenia
Date Posted: 10/12/2016
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Coat of Arms of Juraj Lenkovic on the ceiling of the Castle Chapel of St George, Ljubljanski Grad, Ljubljana. The arms bear the legend 'Georg Lenckovitsch Freyherr
A 1593 stirbt 1602'
"Juraj Lenkovic (Otocec, place Novo Mesto ,? - Ljubljana , 8 June 1601 ), general of the Croatian region and the ruler of Kranjska; son Ivana Lenkovica.
In 1578 he became the Senj captain. In 1592 he became the ruler of Kranjska, a year later, and general of the Croatian landscape. During the Long War won the fortress Hrastovica, Montenegro and, year 1594 , very Petrinja. A year later defended Petrinja where the Ottomans inflicted heavy losses. With about 10,000 troops fifth November penetrates all the way to Bihac , where it soon, with about 1,200 Christians, pulls in Karlovac . In mid-1596, with about 1,000 soldiers from the Croatian Krajina and Kranjska and Uskoks and volunteers from Dalmatia, stepped in to the aid the town of Klis..
While attempting to retreat again conflicts with the Turks, where he was defeated, however, and soon Klis crew surrendered. 1596 was beaten by the battles end Kostajnice in Slavonia."
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